San Jose ContributionsM. Nieto – wins a puck battle in the right corner of the Capitals zone and knocks the puck to Wingels further in the corner (cont.), gets the puck at the right point and takes a wrist shot that Holtby saves with a rebound rolling up into the airT. Wingels – pushes the puck out of the corner to Hertl at the bottom edge of the right faceoff circle (cont.), screens Holtby as Nieto takes his shotT. Hertl – passes the puck back to Demers at the right pointJ. Demers – carries the puck to the middle of the blue line and then passes it to the right point for NietoM. Irwin – skates in from the left faceoff circle and knocks the puck in as it comes back down to the ice

San Jose ContributionsB. Burns – makes a one-touch pass off of Orpik’s giveaway in the neutral zone to Burish across center iceA. Burish – uses his left skate to redirect the puck to Scott skating through the neutral zone into the Capitals zoneJ. Scott – carries the puck to the left faceoff circle and fires a wrist shot past Holtby’s glove

Washington FaultsB. Orpik – makes a pass from his defensive zone that goes straight to Burns in the neutral zone, then loses positioning on Scott as he comes in to the zone and goes to the left faceoff circle

1st Capitals Goal (Johansson), Powerplay

Washington ContributionsT. Brouwer – wins a faceoff in the right circle of the Sharks zone to Backstrom on his right (cont.), gets the puck from Backstrom and makes a one-touch pass up to Carlson at the middle of the blue lineN. Backstrom – passes the puck to Carlson at the right point (cont.), centers the puck for Brouwer in the high slotJ. Carlson – passes the puck back to Backstrom along the right side boards (cont.), gets the puck from Brouwer and passes it to Ovechkin at the left faceoff dotA. Ovechkin – throws the puck to the front of the net for Johansson on the back side of the creaseM. Johansson – pushes the puck past Niemi before he can get across the crease

San Jose FaultsT. Hertl – in the penalty box for interference

4th Sharks Goal (Pavelski), Even

San Jose ContributionsJ. Braun – gets the puck in the corner of the Sharks zone and passes it up the boards to ThorntonJ. Thornton – keeps the puck moving out of the zone to Pavelski in the neutral zoneJ. Pavelski – streaks down the right side and enters the Capitals zone on a 2-on-1 with Hertl on the left, then pulls up above the right faceoff dot, moves to the middle, and shoots the puck from the inside of the right faceoff circle; Peters makes the save but the rebound goes off of Fehr and into the netT. Hertl – joins Pavelski on the 2-on-1, forcing Carlson to drop to the ice trying to defend against the pass and keeping him from stepping up on Pavelski

Washington FaultsB. Orpik – pinched down the boards to stop the puck from exiting the zone, but couldn’t stop it, leading to the 2-on-1 against CarlsonE. Fehr – knocks the puck into the net with his leg

2nd Capitals Goal (Green), Even

Washington ContributionsM. Green – gets a loose puck in the left corner of the Sharks zone, skates it to the left point, and takes a quick wrist shot on net that clips the stick of Desjardins and goes past Niemi’s left shoulder

San Jose FaultsA. Desjardins – deflects Green’s shot past Niemi

3rd Capitals Goal (Ovechkin), Even

Washington ContributionsA. Ovechkin – gets to a loose puck at the outside edge of the left faceoff circle in the Sharks zone and knocks it into the left corner (cont.), gets the puck from Backstrom, skates it to the high slot, and fires a wrist shot past Niemi’s blockerE. Fehr – makes a one-touch pass from the left corner to Backstrom at the left faceoff dotN. Backstrom – slows the pass down and lets it go behind him to Ovechkin at the top of the left faceoff circle

San Jose FaultsL. Couture – gets caught flat-footed as Backstrom lets the puck go to Ovechkin and doesn’t even move as Ovechkin cuts to the middle and scores

5th Sharks Goal (Wingels), Even

San Jose ContributionsT. McGinn – gets a stick on Johansson’s pass as the Capitals exit their zone, leaving the puck loose at the blue lineC. Tierney – turns as he follows the play out of the Capitals zone and swings the puck back in the zone, centering it for WingelsT. Wingels – gets the puck on a semi-breakaway, takes an initial shot that Peters saves, and then taps in the rebound that Peters drops by his left pad

Washington FaultsM. Johansson – turns the puck over as he’s exiting the defensive zone, sending the Sharks back into the Capitals zoneJ. Carlson – quits on the play after Peters makes the initial save, allowing Wingels to take two swings at the rebound until it goes inJ. Peters – stops the puck with his chest and then misses it as he tries to let it drop into his glove, creating a bad rebound

4th Capitals Goal (Ovechkin), Powerplay

Washington ContributionsN. Backstrom – picks up a loose puck by the right faceoff circle in the Sharks zone after a wide shot, then passes it across the ice to Ovechkin above the left faceoff circleA. Ovechkin – corrals the puck and fires a wrist shot that beats Niemi over his right shoulder

San Jose FaultsB. Burns – in the penalty box for tripping

5th Capitals Goal (Brouwer), Even

Washington ContributionsM. Green – gets a loose puck in the defensive zone after it goes off of Nieto’s leg, then passes it up to Brouwer at the Sharks blue lineT. Brouwer – skates the puck to the bottom of the left faceoff circle, cuts in front of the net to the slot, and shoots it past Niemi’s gloveM. Johansson – drives to the right side of the net while Brouwer has the puck, forcing Burns to watch the passing lane in the middle and give Brouwer room to skate into the slot

San Jose FaultsM. Irwin – falls as he turns to defend Brouwer at the Sharks blue line, allowing Brouwer to have a free path through the zone